0.0001776 can also be expressed as A) 1.776 × 10^-3. B) 1.776 × 10^-4. C) 17.72 × 10⁴. D) 1772 × 10⁵. E) 177.2 × 10⁷.

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To express a number in scientific notation, we move the decimal point to a position where there is one non-zero digit before the decimal point and multiply by a power of 10 equal to the number of places we moved the decimal point. In this case, we move the decimal point 4 places to the left to get 0.0001776 = 1.776 × 10^-4. Therefore, choice B is the correct answer.

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